On Monday, we talked about a Deer Valley school board member who raised a Nazi salute during a meeting.
Kimberly Fisher also said “heil, heil” before leaving the May 26 meeting.
Fisher said her actions were meant to indicate that governing board president Paul Carver Jr. was acting like a dictator. She is now facing calls to resign.
I asked what you thought about the incident, and here’s what you said:
💬 “As abhorrent as the Nazi salute is, its use by board member Fisher could be construed as an act of free speech. It appears she feels that there is an aura of dictatorship surrounding adequate representation and accessibility at Deer Valley school board meetings, thus her use of the salute and “Heil, heil” outburst indicate her disdain. I would suggest that to oust her would be to deny her the right to express herself freely.” — Lynn M.
💬 “I live in Tucson but this is soooo wrong yes she needs to be fired immediately we have no room in this world for this misconduct. One person who thinks he’s a dictator is enough!!” — Jeanine C.
💬 “As a teacher in Deer Valley Unified School District, I was horrified to see and hear what Kim Fisher did. Ms. Fisher said she believed that Mr. Carver was acting like a dictator. However, there is a huge difference between personal thoughts and public actions. The public actions of the Nazi salute and shouting ‘Heil, heil!”‘invokes a dark chapter of human history full of fear and inhumane treatment of millions upon millions of people. Under no circumstances should anyone associated with public education do anything to recall Hitler and his regime. The DVUSD vision statement is ‘Graduating lifelong learners who will successfully compete, lead, and positively impact the world.’ We believe that our graduates, and anyone associated with DVUSD from students to adults, should engage with our communities and build them up continually in positive and constructive ways. Ms. Fisher’s words and actions have done the exact opposite. She owes our students and our community a better moral example.” — Marie B.
💬 “Her response was not an endorsement of Nazism, but a call-out to someone acting like dictator. Pretty clear. Tone down the rhetoric.” — KC M.
💬 “We need to be able to disagree without being disagreeable. Offensive gestures have no place in civil discourse.” — Bonnie C.
Keep sending in your comments—we’ll post them to the website later today!
